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Justin Vassallo

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Writer specializing in American political development, political economy, etc. Left-developmentalist. Former columnist @thelibpatriot @compactmag_ see portfolio
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Too Radical for Michigan?

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By Justin Vassallo
| Commonweal Magazine Verified
Infighting in the Democratic Party has spiked to levels not seen since Bernie Sanders’s 2016 insurgent presidential campaign. A series of uncomfortable revelations culminating in an accusation of sexual assault forced Graham Platner to end his populist, antiwar Senate campaign in Maine, mere weeks after trouncing Gov. Janet Mills, the establishment favorite, in the June Democratic primary.
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A Different Kind of Populist

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By Justin Vassallo
| Commonweal Magazine Verified
James Talarico speaks to supporters in Round Rock, Texas, September 2025 (Credit: Harmon Dobson/ZUMA Wire/Alamy Live News). Of all the upsets Democrats may score in the November midterms, none would do more to transform the national political landscape than a victory in Texas. State representative James Talarico has a genuine chance of becoming the first Democrat elected to the Senate in the Lone Star State since 1988.
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One of the Democrats’ Best Chances to Flip a Governor’s Mansion in a Red State

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By Justin Vassallo
| The American Prospect Verified
As Democrats’ confidence in retaking Congress in November begins to swell, swing-district insurgents and populist, outsider candidates such as Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner have commanded most of the public’s attention.
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